Myron Lowery's Mayoral Tenure

July 1, 2009 - Myron Lowery is greeted by Pamela Marshall, following a meeting with state legislators in the Hall of Mayors. Marshall is the Vice president of public policy and community affairs for the Greater Memphis Chamber. Lowery will lead Memphis as interim mayor until a special election to fill the term of Willie Herenton, who has announced his retirement.

July 7, 2009 - Memphis City Council chairman Myron Lowery refuses to reopen discussion Tuesday afternoon despite objections by fellow council member Janis Fullilove during an executive session concerning Willie Herenton's resignation and subsequent postponement. Lowery will lead Memphis as interim mayor until a special election to fill the term of Willie Herenton.

July 7, 2009 - Vice chairman Harold Collins, council member Wanda Halbert, and chairman Myron Lowery have a discussion as the council addresses the mayor's resignation at the Memphis City Council meeting Tuesday evening.

July 30, 2009 - City Council Chairman Myron Lowery gathers council staff for a final thank you Thursday morning at City Hall. Lowery expects to don the mantle of Interem Mayor today as Mayor Willie Herenton retires.

July 30, 2009 - Myron Lowery congratulates Mayor Willie Herenton during a final reception for Herenton in the Hall of Mayors Thursday afternoon. Herenton tendered his resignation to Interim Mayor Myron Lowery at the ceremony before being shuffled to a press conference.

July 30, 2009 - Herenton meets with interim mayor Myron Lowery on his last day in office.

August 3, 2009 - Santa (left), played by volunteer Earnie Ward, and Interim Memphis Mayor Myron Lowery watch Monday morning as the first Starry Nights sign is lit up during a press conference at the Agricenter to announce the return of the drive through light show to the park this year.

August 3, 2009 - A handful of City of Memphis employees listen to Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery during a question and answer session for employees in the Hall of Mayors. Workers were able to voice concerns and get direct answers to questions from Lowery.

August 3, 2009 - Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin, flanked by Interim Memphis Mayor Myron Lowery, left, and Shelby County District Attorney General Bill Gibbons, right, talks during a press conference Monday afternoon outside Lester Community Center about some 50 indictments handed down so far as a result of Operation Safe Guard, an undercover investigation targeting gangs and drugs around Memphis Public Schools.

August 4, 2009 - Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery gives a thumbs up before addressing the City Council about his decision to fire city attorney Elbert Jefferson (right). The discussion was moved to the full council meeting.

August 4, 2009 - Embattled city attorney Elbert Jefferson looks on as Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery addresses the Memphis City Council to support his choice to replace Jefferson. The discussion was moved to full council meeting.

August 7, 2009 - Charles Wade of Memphis takes new Mayor Myron Lowery up on his offer to try out his seat on Friday at an open house so the general public could come and tour Mayor Herenton's former 7th floor office. Wade said he had never been in the office, but was impressed.

August 13, 2009 - Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery tries to confirm the news he just heard that former Mayor Willie Herenton had pulled a petition to run for the mayor's office he left two weeks ago. Lowery was attending the Memphis in May year-end luncheon at the Peabody Hotel.

August 27, 2009 - Jerry Lawler, center, responds to a question during Thursday night's mayoral debate at Opera Memphis. At right is Mayor Pro Tem, Myron Lowery, and at left Robert Hodges, also know as Prince Mongo.

September 8, 2009 - Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery holds copies of legal bills the city paid to Ricky Wilkins during a press conference Tuesday at City Hall.

September 22, 2009 - The Dalai Lama was greeted with "Hello Dalai" and a fist bump from Myron Lowery Tuesday afternoon on the banks of the Mississippi River. Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton looks on.

September 22, 2009 - The Dalai Lama walked and talked with AC Wharton and Myron Lowery Tuesday afternoon on the banks of the Mississippi River.

October 6, 2009 - The Memphis Rotary Club held its weekly meeting and a debate with the generally acknowledged top four mayoral candidates at Rhodes College on Tuesday. Carol Chumney (foreground) makes notes as other candidates (from left) Charles Carpenter, Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery and Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton wait for her to begin the debate.

October 8, 2009 - Myron Lowery and superintendent of Memphis City Schools Dr. Kriner Cash participated in Jumpstart's Read for the Record at Gardenview Elementary Thursday morning. Today, children across the globe are reading Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar to break a world record for the largest shared reading experience. Jumpstart is a leading nonprofit organization in the field of early childhood education.

October 10, 2009- For the sixth time, Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery hosted Gifts with Guns and Done with Guns, two gun safety initiatives geared toward preventing gun violence in our communities. The event was held at the National Civil Rights Museum.

October 15, 2009 - Memphis Mayor Pro Tem and mayoral candidate Myron Lowery, left, chats with campaign worker Charles Etta Chavez, right, at Cummings Street Baptist Church during the final day of voting in the special election to replace Willie Herenton.